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Sammi Davis
Born
Samantha Davis

(1964-06-21) 21 June 1964 (age 62)
Other nameSammi Davis-Voss
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouses
  • (m. 1990; div. 1993)
  • Simon Drew
    (m. 2009)

Samantha "Sammi" Davis (born 21 June 1964) is an English actress. She gained considerable praise for her performances in Mona Lisa (1986), as a teenage prostitute, and Ken Russell's The Rainbow (1989). She also had significant roles in Mike Hodges' A Prayer for the Dying and John Boorman's Hope and Glory (both 1987).

In 1988, Sammi Davis had a major supporting role in another Ken Russell movie, The Lair of the White Worm, where she carried the part of the Mary Trent farm resident as Peter Capaldi's love interest.[1][2] Between 1991 and 1993, Sammi Davis had a lead as Caroline Hailey in the successful American television series, Homefront.[3][4]

Personal life

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From 1990 to 1993, Davis was married to director Kurt Voss.[5][6] After taking a few years out of the film industry to raise her family, she returned to the screen in a cameo role on Lost, playing the mother of Dominic Monaghan's character. She moved back to Britain in Christmas 2008. On 21 June 2009, she married Simon Drew, a children's TV show producer.

As of 2024, Sammi Davis lives in Sussex with her family and maintains a well-known corporate photography studio in Barnet, North London.[7][8]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986Mona LisaMay
1987A Prayer for the DyingAnna
1987LionheartBaptista
1987Hope and GloryDawn Rohan
1988Consuming PassionsFelicity
1988The Lair of the White WormMary Trent
1989The RainbowUrsula Brangwen
1989Shadow of ChinaKatharine
1990HorseplayerRandi
1995Four RoomsJezebelSegment: "The Missing Ingredient"
1997Stand-InsMartha Anne-Jean Harlow's Stand-in
1998Assignment Berlin [de]Tracy Garret
1998WoundingsDenise Jones
1999Soft Toilet SeatsAnnie Ashland
2008The Double BornSophonisba

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1986The Day After the FairAnna May DunsfordTelevision film
1986Auf Wiedersehen, PetPippaEpisode: "The Return of the Seven: Part 1"
1987Pack of LiesJulie JacksonTelevision film
1991The Perfect BrideStephanieTelevision film
1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningYelena MashenkoTelevision film
1992IndecencyNia BarnettTelevision film
1991–1993HomefrontCaroline Hailey42 episodes
1994Red Shoe DiariesBrandyEpisode: "You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses"
1994Spring AwakeningAimée DaumarTelevision film
2006LostMrs. PaceEpisode: "Fire + Water"

References

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  1. Sammi Davis on Her 'The Lair of the White Worm' Role (Exclusive), Bloody Disgusting, 26 January 2017, retrieved 24 August 2024
  2. The Lair of the White Worm (1988), Horror Cult Films, 26 February 2018, retrieved 24 August 2024
  3. Review/Television - New Hourlong Drama In Soap-Opera Land, The New York Times, 24 September 1991, retrieved 24 August 2024
  4. Homefront the Traveling Lemo All-Stars, Variety, 11 November 1992, retrieved 24 August 2024
  5. "Close-Up - Sammi Davis-Voss". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022.
  6. "Down and Out with Kurt Voss", About Film, 1 March 2003, retrieved 24 August 2024
  7. Sam Davis Headshot Photography, Sam Davis Headshot Photography, retrieved 24 August 2024
  8. Queer Sanctuaries: Significant Third Spaces, Exposure, 18 April 2024, retrieved 24 August 2024
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